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Shetland wool

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noun
the fine wool undercoat pulled by hand from Shetland sheep.
thin, loosely twisted wool yarn for knitting or weaving.
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Origin of Shetland wool

First recorded in 1780–90
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How to use Shetland wool in a sentence

  • For some time he had been wondering why Shetland wool was so extremely fine.

  • She wore a short blue skirt and a long white sweater of Shetland wool.

    The Seven Darlings|Gouverneur Morris
  • This may either be done in Shetland or German wool, and is very pretty in black Shetland wool.

  • If the wool be split, it exactly imitates the Shetland wool.

    My Knitting Book|Miss Lambert

British Dictionary definitions for Shetland wool

Shetland wool

noun
a fine loosely twisted wool yarn spun from the fleece of Shetland sheep and used esp for sweaters
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